While it’s debatable who deserves India's highest civilian award, what seems to be working in favour of P.V. Narasimha Rao and S.P. Balasubrahmanyam is their caste. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, was instituted to recognise contributions to politics, science, education, and other areas | Video grabText Size: A- A+null There is now a loud chorus demanding Bharat … Continue reading Bharat Ratna used to be for Congress’ secular Brahmins. Today it’s for BJP’s Hindutva Brahmins

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Every  October 5 is being celebrated as Indian English day by several equal medium education lovers in India. This is 203rd   year of the birth of English medium school education in India. The first English medium school in Calcutta was started by William Carey a British missionary, who came from a cobbler … Continue reading Why The Farmers Need English Education? Indian English Day Diary

Kshatriyas, who never took to modernity, are now beginning to assert themselves politically and in the film industry. Sep 22, 2020 | Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, Kangana Ranaut’s rebellion against the Shiva Sena government and also the so-called drug culture of Bollywood is not mere politicking – it has deep caste dimensions as … Continue reading The Caste Dimensions of Kangana Ranaut’s Onslaught on Bollywood

In this extract from ‘Rebels with a cause: Famous dissenters and why they are not being heard,’ TT Ram Mohan explores anti-caste activist Kancha Ilaiah’s formative years. KANCHA ILAIAH/ FACEBOOKNEWS BOOK EXCERPT  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 - 10:52TT Ram Mohan Ilaiah is one of the foremost intellectuals of the Sudra caste, traditionally regarded as the lowest of … Continue reading How anti-caste activist Kancha Ilaiah’s mother was an inspiration for his rebellion